If you’ve visited Spain, you’ll know things happen later there. Some restaurants don’t close until 1am. High-profile radio and TV shows go on into the early hours. And football follows a similar rhythm. On Tuesday, Real Madrid played Alaves at the ...

All eyes following Asian football will be on the opening games of the third round of FIFA World Cup 26™ qualification, taking place on 5 and 10 September. Several top teams are in action on the first two matchdays, as well as debutants to the new format ...

As club football takes a pause for the second international break of the 2025/26 season, attention turns to national teams competing worldwide. Although fans will miss Premier League and La Liga matches this weekend, the international fixtures promise ...

A protest outside the Ullevaal Stadium in September Gorm Kallestad/NTB/AFP via Getty Images Norway can almost reach out and touch men’s World Cup qualification. Five wins from five sees Stale Solbakken’s free-scoring side, fuelled by the goals of ...

The group stage will be played across the first 17 days of the tournament before the expanded knockout rounds begin. The biggest historic change for 2026 is the expansion from 32 teams to 48 teams. The 48 qualified nations have been divided into 12 groups ...

2025 has already delivered a feast of football matches that combine high stakes, end-to-end action and memorable moments. Football is the most globally watched sport for a reason, and the best matches prove it. Here we pick out four games which stand out ...

The FIFA World Cup Round of 16 gets underway today with two matches taking place in the U.S. Canada takes on Morocco in Houston followed by Paraguay and France on the pitch in Philadelphia.